How to Make Money Blogging

Ever since I moved to Seoul, South Korea, I have had a number of people ask me how to make money blogging.  Some of these people were talented writers without URL’s, some were experts in the field of Korean beauty.  Most of these people had a variety of things in common: they were expats in Korea, enjoyed getting their passports stamped (please don’t confuse that with actually traveling), and had absolutely no follow through.  Most of the people who ask me how to make money blogging have no desire to buy a domain, spend their own money on cultural experiences, dining out at restaurants, paying for tickets to see shows,

This is a question from a reader who is considering coming to Korea to teach English. The only problem is that he’s wondering about the stories he keeps reading about how many ESL teachers get ripped off in Korea. It’s true, there are plenty of stories out there. An oldie, …

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This is a local re-post of an essay I wrote earlier this week for The New York Review of Books.

Today we have a new phrase about... tadpoles? Wait, really?

This phrase is one that I first heard back in 2007, from an older Korean man who I guess was trying to tell me something at the time.

While these sort of idioms are less commonly used in Korean daily conversation, I bet that once you learn this phrase you'll start hearing it here and there from Koreans.

Check it out here~!

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This week's new episode is an intermediate level Korean test question.

There are episodes for all levels in this series - beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Let me know if there's a type of question you'd like to see in future videos~!

Don't read below if  you want to try the problem on your own first.

Here is the listening example from the video:

네. 이제 밖에 나와서 잘 들려요. 아, 그 옷이요? 아직 안 팔렸어요. 사실 건가요? 네. 저는 내일 저녁 8시에 괜찮아요. 여의도로 와주시면 다른 옷도 한 벌 더 드릴게요. 그럼 택배비 빼고 5만 원만 주시면 돼요. 네. 내일 뵐게요.

Here's the English translation:

Yes. Now I came outside and can hear you well. Ah, those clothes? They haven’t been sold yet. Will you purchase them? Yes. I’m fine tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. If you come to Yeo-ui-do I’ll give you an extra set of clothing. Then I’ll remove the delivery fee, and you can just give me 50,000 Won. Okay. I’ll see you tomorrow.